Indians record sharp rise in UK sexual offence convictions: ReportOfficial data reveals a surge in convictions of Indian nationals for sexual offences in the UK between 2021 and 2024. The Centre for Migrat...
27 Aug, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
Maharashtra tops in IPC crimes in 2021, UP at second spot: NCRB reportAccording to the report, at least 174 different types of criminal offences were registered under IPC sections every day in Mumbai, which in...
30 Aug, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
Cases targeting women with explicit content double in 3 yearsEven as the Mumbai police arrested a third suspect involved in the Bulli Bai app case, the NCRB said in a report that Uttar Pradesh (2,120)...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment billNow the POCSO amendment bill, would be send to the Lok Sabha for its approval.
24 Jul, 2019, 07.28 PM IST
Smriti Irani introduces bill to amend POCSO Act in Rajya SabhaThe amendment bill that was introduced earlier this year but lapsed due to the Lok Sabha elections, was cleared by the Union cabinet last w...
18 Jul, 2019, 09.49 PM IST
Government approves changes in POCSO Act, includes death penalty for sexual offences against childrenThe amendments in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act also provide for fines and imprisonment to curb child pornogr...
10 Jul, 2019, 06.52 PM IST
Govt introduces amendments to POCSO Act in Lok SabhaThe Bill seeks to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of Spec...
08 Jan, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
Rise in sex crimes due to ‘sex starvation’ among men, Madras High Court asks Centre, stateThe HC said that the offences had to be analysed and examined from psychological and sociological angles. The judge suo motu impleaded the ...
17 Dec, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Cybercrime: SC issues notice to Google, Yahoo, Facebook and MSA bench of justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit issued notice to these companies and sought their reply on the plea by January 9.
05 Dec, 2016, 06.28 PM IST
Convictions rise in sexual offence cases on childrenBengaluru has the most number of child sexual offences cases registered in the country under the Act. According to the National Crime Recor...
01 Dec, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
Ubiquity of porn leading India to social crisis: CBIThe agency linked the rise in sexual assaults on women to the rampant circulation of pornography on internet.
11 Oct, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
Cases of sexual offences against children rising, Government informs Lok SabhaA rising trend has been observed in the number of cases of sexual offences against children in the country, Government informed Lok Sabha.
07 Aug, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
2014 saw rise in sexual offences against women in courtsSafety of minors in public places also became a concern and a 60-year-old man was held guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl i...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.59 AM IST
Small-town India turns out to be hub of cyber crimeAccording to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2013, the year saw a jump of 122.5% in cyber offences over 2012.
08 Jul, 2014, 10.17 AM IST
- Consensus needed on Juvenile Justice system: President
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the country urgently needed to arrive at a consensus on the justice system for minors.
22 Oct, 2013, 09.14 PM IST
PM hopeful of comprehensive law to deal with crimes against womenPrime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped Parliament would "urgently" pass amendments to strengthening criminal laws in 'crimes against wom...
18 Feb, 2013, 03.15 PM IST
- A lot of Ruchikas out there
Official data shows that crimes against women are rising faster than any other crime. Justice for Ruchika | Protesters demand justice for R...
02 Jan, 2010, 03.26 AM IST